Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
The Effect of Aromatherapy on Sleep and Cognitive Level in the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Medipol University
Conditions:
Insomnia
Cognitive Impairment
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research aims to investigate the effect of aromatherapy on sleep duration, sleep quality, falling asleep time and cognitive functions of elderly individuals in the short term and to improve the g...
Detailed Description
Due to the aging of the world population, the elderly population is increasing and age-related physiological changes and a number of health problems arise. Aging brings challenges such as chronic dise...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 -85 years of age
- Not having a condition that prevents him/her from participating in the practices (such as pain, severe infection)
- Acceptance to participate in the research,
- Not having a psychiatric problem that prevents them from working and not being diagnosed with mental deficiency,
- To be capable of understanding and answering the questions,
- No hearing or speech impairment and no problem with smell that would hinder communication,
- Any respiratory system disease (such as asthma, COPD), allergic skin disease (such as eczema) and no history of allergy to plants,
- No known allergy to the essential oils to be used,
- At the time of the study, any of the traditional and complementary medicine practices is not using it,
- Daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score ≥ 11),
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI) score ≥ 5
Exclusion
- Antidepressants, antihistamines, diuretics, hypnotics, benzodiazepines that affect sleep quality and the use of narcotic analgesics,
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30,
- 5 and above, expressing that he/she has pain,
- Allergy to any odor or plant,
- Presence of a respiratory disease such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06208800
Start Date
January 30 2024
End Date
June 30 2024
Last Update
January 17 2024
Active Locations (1)
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İstanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34815